Money and banking / B1

KRED-itk-ahd/ˈkredɪt kɑːd/

A credit card (id: credit-card) is a plastic card from a bank that lets you buy now and pay later. A debit card takes money you already have; cash is notes and coins. Canteens: a credit card is not accepted; use the cashless fob.

Meaning

A plastic card from a bank that lets you buy now and pay later.

Examples

• “A credit card is not accepted for the canteen; use the cashless fob.”
• “A credit-card payment on UCAS is not the same as a student-loan payment on the portal.”

Good to know

a credit card. Contrast: a debit card / cash. Canteens / UCAS. Countable cards. Mix-up: credit in exams can also mean praise or a unit of study.

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